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Edward Argar vs John Cooper

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston
vs
Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and John Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

360 same votes 0 different votes 360 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
33 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
33 Aye 52 No
17 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
33 Aye 52 No
17 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

90.4 %
17 % above average
Rank 24 of 648
Participation
72.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 373 of 648
2,089
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
382
526 eligible divisions
990
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
156
40.8 % of votes cast
1,099
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
226
59.2 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648
Appearances
86
+25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 648
74
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 648
Contributions
106
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
163 of 169 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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